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New Zealand, Part 3: North Island

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April 22nd 2018
We flew to Auckland on the North Island; Auckland is the biggest city, but not the capital, of New Zealand. At some point while we were driving around the North Island, Obama was in Auckland to give a speech and to meet with the female prime minister. So close, and yet so far away ... The North Island was a time to catch up with old friends. Our Sri Lankan friends keep popping up - Punchi and W ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more